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>> over time, it is what we've always seen on important civil rights issues in this country. certainly gay rights advocates were on the right side of those. >> eliot: these four victories stood in opposition. >> 30 consecutive straight losses. >> eliot: this is a hugely important point. >> very important. >> eliot: you wrote an article for the new yorker today in which you said there are other things that have to be done both by the administration and tick off a few of the things you would like to see the obama administration do. >> well, there is this executive order we've talked about on the show. >> eliot: which triggered the entire discourse about same-sex marriage. >> in some ways, it being in the mix was helpful in a practical way. so gay rights advocates want the president to sign -- very important executive order which would extend nondiscrimination provisions around sexual orientation to federal contractors. right now, the federal government cannot discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity but that rule does not apply to federal contractors.
>> over time, it is what we've always seen on important civil rights issues in this country. certainly gay rights advocates were on the right side of those. >> eliot: these four victories stood in opposition. >> 30 consecutive straight losses. >> eliot: this is a hugely important point. >> very important. >> eliot: you wrote an article for the new yorker today in which you said there are other things that have to be done both by the administration and tick...
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there is a real life conspiracy that sacrificed the civil rights of citizens, sacrificed the political integrity of the government and sacrificed any semblance of journalistic integrity among the media. if made the basis of a movie, it would be taughtry and unbelievable. beyond the rank, illegality and rampant corruption, the report concludes there was a reckless disregard for accuracy within the media. the report says and i quote in an industry that purports to inform all misinformation should be a matter of concern and distortion far more so. where that strays into sustained misrepresentation of groups in society, hidden conflicts of interest and irresponsible scares, the risk to the public interest is obvious. the murdoch approach to news has been authoritatively unmasked. we all saw it on fox throughout the past political season. we've all seen it for years in his newspapers and now lord justice leveson detailed it in his inquiry for all to see. beyond the scathing critique of murdoch's news organization there is a huge question mark that hangs over his empire here in the united st
there is a real life conspiracy that sacrificed the civil rights of citizens, sacrificed the political integrity of the government and sacrificed any semblance of journalistic integrity among the media. if made the basis of a movie, it would be taughtry and unbelievable. beyond the rank, illegality and rampant corruption, the report concludes there was a reckless disregard for accuracy within the media. the report says and i quote in an industry that purports to inform all misinformation should...
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rights. you have both bush signing it, drafting it, and then it is astonishing that these nativist voices, the fear of the united nations this paranoid sensibility that captures a few votes in the republican party prevent it from passing the senate that is supposed to be a batian of reason. you worked in the obama white house, does it shock you when lindsey graham stands up and votes against this. he's somewhat a respected member of the senate. >> nothing shocks me any more. the republican party has been moving away from disability for some time. when you look at other things that the congress has focused on medicaid, healthcare, the affordable care act, even looking at what's going on with the fiscal cliff right? are we going to balance our budget by lessoning lessening the support to those with disability or focus on those at the top 1%. this trend is ongoing and i hope it doesn't continue. the bipartisan tradition around disability is longstanding, and i think it's mourn. it's one of those
rights. you have both bush signing it, drafting it, and then it is astonishing that these nativist voices, the fear of the united nations this paranoid sensibility that captures a few votes in the republican party prevent it from passing the senate that is supposed to be a batian of reason. you worked in the obama white house, does it shock you when lindsey graham stands up and votes against this. he's somewhat a respected member of the senate. >> nothing shocks me any more. the...
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it isn't just great issues of constitutional import like civil rights which we all think of the segregationists leaving the floor book on the floor of the senate to hold the bills up. they were pretty big bills but now every single nomination, whether it's for a judgeship or for the assistant secretary of commerce is filibustered in effect and held up and on average now, it takes 188 days for a judge to be confirmed. you have a judicial emergency all over the country with not enough judges. i'll say i actually think there is an argument to be made that you want more consensus on judicial nominations perhaps than not because they're for lifetime but these everyday appointments, budget bills routine bills this isn't about deliberation, the world's greatest deliberative body. it is about someone finding a tool and using it to gum things up and it is time to change the tool. >> eliot: fascinating counter point about the judicial nomination. i hadn't thought about it that way. congressman, i want to come back to you for the last question, unfortunately. you have this lawsuit pending which says the f
it isn't just great issues of constitutional import like civil rights which we all think of the segregationists leaving the floor book on the floor of the senate to hold the bills up. they were pretty big bills but now every single nomination, whether it's for a judgeship or for the assistant secretary of commerce is filibustered in effect and held up and on average now, it takes 188 days for a judge to be confirmed. you have a judicial emergency all over the country with not enough judges....
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right now the civil suit is almost 10 years old. they've barely gotten to depositions. they've now, the city has now subpoenaed all of our outtakes and notes from this in a cynical attempt to delay, somebody has got to wake up. the mayor has got to look up from his management and say remind me again why we're protecting the reputations of cops and prosecutors who screwed up. point, then we have an opportunity to solve this. this doesn't just help the five, it helps everyone. >> i want you to talk about dust bowl your most recent documentary about the most egregious human created ecological disaster. >> it comes down to a photograph or john steinbecks, but the greatest ecological disaster in american history an pack limbs of hundreds and hundredses of storms that killed crops turned over grass land that never should have been turned over, but their cattle and their children to from dust pneumonia. roosevelt swiped his desk in the oval office and came up with oklahoma. we moved more dirt than excavating the panama canal. >> if we don't tend to it, disasters will occur. >>
right now the civil suit is almost 10 years old. they've barely gotten to depositions. they've now, the city has now subpoenaed all of our outtakes and notes from this in a cynical attempt to delay, somebody has got to wake up. the mayor has got to look up from his management and say remind me again why we're protecting the reputations of cops and prosecutors who screwed up. point, then we have an opportunity to solve this. this doesn't just help the five, it helps everyone. >> i want you...